Angela Duckworth
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Angela Lee Duckworth is an American psychologist, academic, and popular science author who is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. She is known for her research on grit, self-control, and other non-IQ competencies, and is the author of *Grit* and *Situated*.
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What Angela Duckworth has said on podcasts
22 statements
Becoming great requires consistent effort over time.
“there is a final common path to becoming great that requires consistency over time”
Open the episode · Willpower Expert: The Secret To Effortless Discipline - Angela Duckworth - #1158Listen at 1:02
Treating effort as everything and always trying harder is dangerous.
“effort is everything. If it's not working, try harder. I think is dangerous.”
Open the episode · Willpower Expert: The Secret To Effortless Discipline - Angela Duckworth - #1158Listen at 4:19
Highly successful people arrange their lives to reduce reliance on willpower.
“highly successful people are doing exactly what you said, which is they're arranging their lives so they don't need to use willpower”
Open the episode · Willpower Expert: The Secret To Effortless Discipline - Angela Duckworth - #1158Listen at 12:26
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Episodes
24 episodes featuring Angela Duckworth, newest first
- Oct 8, 2026
Success cannot substitute for a sense of matteringPassion Struck with John R. MilesOct 8, 2026 - Oct 3, 2026
Angela Duckworth argues discipline starts with better surroundingsModern WisdomOct 3, 2026Guest - Oct 2, 2026
John Miles challenges productivity culture’s definition of adaptabilityPassion Struck with John R. MilesOct 2, 2026 - Oct 1, 2026
Adaptability matters when effort serves an obsolete goalPassion Struck with John R. MilesOct 1, 2026 - Sep 29, 2026
Peter Gray argues childhood needs freedom, not optimizationPassion Struck with John R. MilesSep 29, 2026 - Sep 25, 2026
Miles argues meaning grows through feeling and playPassion Struck with John R. MilesSep 25, 2026
Works by Angela Duckworth
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